Jean Berthoud


Jean-Édouard Berthoud, commonly referred to as Jean Berthoud, was born in Neuchâtel and was married to Georgine Léonie Panier. He was the son of pastoral theology professor Alexis-Henri Berthoud and Louise-Marie Vaucher. He was the father of Henri Berthoud and grandfather of Denise and Raymonde Berthoud.
Berthoud studied law in Neuchâtel. In 1874, he opened a law office in Môtiers which he kept until 1880.

Political and judicial career